Archos $119 70 Titanium

During CES 2013, Archos released its 70 Titanium tablet. It is set to be released in February 2013 for a $119 price. What does the specs looked like on paper ? Take a look at CNET coverage of the tablet :

Although Archos has yet to post a product page (which is why there's no link), I saw the 70 Titanium at CES, and just received a preliminary spec sheet from a company rep. I'd say its main competition is the original Kindle Fire, which Amazon currently sells for $159. 

For $40 less, the 70 Titanium offers a 1,024x600-pixel IPS display (same as the Fire), 8GB of storage (ditto), a microSD slot (something the Fire lacks), and a front camera (ditto again). It runs on a 1.6GHz dual-core processor with quad-core graphics and 1GB of RAM. There's an HDMI output and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) behind the scenes. Alas, no Bluetooth. 

The Archos tablet measures 0.34 inch thick and weighs 0.62 pound, so it's both thinner and lighter than the Kindle Fire. Plus, it has a chrome back and white front, which may appeal to those who don't like the Fire's fingerprint-attracting all-black facade.

 Image Credit : Archos via CNET

Two budget alternatives from CES 2013

Acer and Archos are two manufacturers who are consistenly building cheap good tablet PC. Their products are affordable but offers decent specifications. From CES 2013, here are two tablet you may consider from Acer and Archos.

The two devices - the Archos Titanium 70 and the Acer B1-A71 - both cost the same, £99, and both run Android Jelly Bean, the latest version of Google's mobile operating system. 

The Archos sports a dual core 1.6Ghz processor, with quad core GPU, and 8GB of storage that's expandable to 64GB with a MicroSD card. The Acer features a 1.2Ghz processor, with 8GB of storage expandable to 32GB with the right SD card. 

It's fair to say that neither of the tablets is particularly impressive in the numbers department, and while the price point is pretty low - around $130 - you can't help but think it might be worth shelling out an extra $50 to get a Nexus 7 instead. 

Source: Padvance

 Both are decent tablets with affordable price. Definitely worth buying.

eFun Nextbook 7GP to debut at CES 2013

eFun is set to show its Nextbook 7GP Android tablet at CES 2013. With availability in February 2013 at a budget price of $129.99.

The 7-inch tablet is part of the Google Play Series and runs Android 4.1. It features a high definition (1024 x 600) multi touch screen, front and back cameras, and a HDMI-out port to send 1080p HD video to an HDTV or computer. Internally, the Nextbook has a 1.5GHz dual-core processor along with 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of internal memory though this can be extended to 32GB using the micro SD card slot. 

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Well, unless Google releases a $99 tablet, this is going to be a great alternative for those of us looking for a budget tablet in the 7-inch range.